Much of the sharp increase has been blamed on COVID tearing through older populations most vulnerable to the illness, with more than 975,000 Americans confirmed to have died of it. The figure the year before was 55.5 per cent, and in 2019 it sat at 45.5 per cent. That saw 75 per cent of all US counties record falling populations in 2021. The Census Bureau said: 'In 2021, fewer births, an aging population and increased mortality - intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic - contributed to a rise in natural decrease' across the country,' but particular hitting big cities the hardest.' The agency revealed on Thursday that American's fled metropolitan areas between April 2020 to July 2021 in favor of the South West, with Dallas, Houston, Austin and Phoenix among those to see the largest growth last year. counties experienced a loss in population, according to a new report from the U.S. New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and other large cities lost the most residents during the pandemic city exodus last year as about 75 per cent of U.S. In 2021, about 75 percent of US counties reported a population drop, a sharp increase from 2020 when only about 55 per cent reported a decrease in population.Census Bureau said the changes were attributed to fewer births, an aging population and increased death that were intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic and indicates a trend of where Americans are moving On the opposite end, Dallas saw its population spike by about 97,000 people, Houston grew by about 69,000 and Austin's population increased by about 53,300 new residents.New York city lost the most residents going down by 328,000, with LA coming in second at a lost of 176,000.Census Bureau found that Americans fled big cities like New York, LA, San Francisco and Chicago between April 2020 to July 2021 in favor of the South West Subscribe to Block Club Chicago. Every dime we make funds reporting from Chicago’s neighborhoods.Īlready subscribe? Click here to support Block Club with a tax-deductible donation.The pandemic city exodus revealed: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago lost the most residents with 75% of US counties seeing population decreases - but Dallas, Houston and Austin all saw increases ![]() Phoenix grew 11.2 percent to a little more than 1.6 million, displacing Philadelphia as the nation’s fifth-largest city. New York added more than 600,000 people, Los Angeles a little more than 100,000 and Houston about 200,000. Its population stands at 12,812,508.Īmong the nation’s 10 largest cities, Chicago’s growth was the smallest at 1.9 percent. ![]() New York tops the list with about 8.8 million people, followed by Los Angeles with nearly 3.9 million.Ĭook County gained 80,866 residents, a 1.6 percent increase, to raise its official count to 5,275,541.Īs expected, Illinois’ population declined, with 18,124 fewer residents than it had in 2010. It still lags behind its 2000 population of nearly 2.9 million. Officially, the city has 2,746,388 people. ![]() It remains the nation’s third-largest city, gaining 50,790 residents since 2010. CHICAGO - Chicago got a bit of good news in the U.S.
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